The Commission may, on its own motion, initiate an inquiry into an EAS proposal, may set forth its own proposal, and may otherwise initiate the procedures for EAS described herein. In addition, the Commission may initiate an inquiry and trigger such procedures in response to the following:
A. A petition signed by at least twenty-five percent or 1,000 customers, whichever is less, of the subscribers of a local exchange company in the telephone exchange from which the petition originates, containing the name and telephone number of each petition signatory, and a verification by the local exchange company that the signatories are subscribers of the local exchange company located within the local exchange for which EAS is sought; orB. A petition filed by the local exchange company who has jurisdiction over an exchange sought to be included in the EAS area.N.M. Admin. Code § 17.11.3.8
2-28-97; Recompiled 12/31/01